long time

Example Sentences

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It’s formal, but I know you’ve been here for a long time, and I want to abide by the correct channels.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 30, 2026

“It’s not just what happens now, it’s what’s going to happen in the future. It’s going to take a long time for people to recover.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2026

Something that I’m proud that I bought a long time ago was my house.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026

"It was genuinely one of the most moving things we have witnessed at Fenway Park in a very long time."

From BBC • Jun. 28, 2026

We held each other a long time while I told them the details of Betsie’s illness and death.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom